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Amputations

1 amputation, 1 hospitalization · 2023065410 · 6/19/2023 · North American Forest Products 1000 Jewell Dr

Severity

Hospitalized
1
Amputation
1
Loss of eye
0
Body part
Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified
Nature of injury
Amputations

Cause

Event
Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
Source
Sawing machinery-stationary, unspecified

Employer

Name
North American Forest Products 1000 Jewell Dr
Location
1000 Jewell Dr., WACO, TEXAS, 76712
NAICS
423310
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee went to adjust a board in a machine after the E-stop was pressed. Freewheeling movement caused the employee's hand to be pulled into the saw blade, partially amputating his fifth, fourth, and third fingers on the right hand.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine
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